The ODU Innovation Center – Norfolk is a partnership between Old Dominion University (ODU) and the City of Norfolk to provide a space for area entrepreneurs, including ODU faculty, staff, and students, to collaborate and offers a variety of services to help grow entrepreneurial businesses in Hampton Roads. It is located inside the first floor… read more »
The Kate and John R. Broderick Dining Commons, or Broderick Dining Commons familiarly, is one of several campus dining options for students, faculty, and staff at Old Dominion University (ODU). Located off 49th Street near the Roseann Runte Quad, the dining facility is named after the eighth president of ODU, John R. Broderick, and his… read more »
The Roseann Runte Quad contains green space for numerous events and activities for students on the campus of Old Dominion University (ODU). The quad, located on the west side of campus in front of the Student Recreation & Well-Being Center, contains six residential dormitories for approximately 1500 students. It is named after Roseann Runte, the… read more »
G. William Whitehurst Hall, or Whitehurst Hall familiarly, is one of several residence halls on the campus of Old Dominion University (ODU). The complex, which features two six-story towers, is located on the west side of campus overlooking the Elizabeth River. History In 1983, ODU opened the Mid-Rise Residence Hall to house approximately 600 students…. read more »
The Powhatan Apartments complex is an apartment-style dormitory complex located off Powhatan Avenue on the west side of the Old Dominion University (ODU) campus. The complex is made up of two areas, Powhatan I and Powhatan II, each made up of several houses where each apartment houses four students. History By the mid-1970s, there were… read more »
Gresham Hall is one of several residence halls on the campus of Old Dominion University (ODU). The building is located on the east side of campus near the University Village between 48th Street and 49th Street. Made up of two buildings, the Gresham Complex consists of the original, H-shaped structure, dubbed Gresham Main, which can… read more »
Rogers Hall, one of the two buildings in the Rogers Complex, is a residence hall catered to incoming freshmen located on the east side of Hampton Boulevard on 49th Street. Rogers Main, a three-story H-shaped building, houses approximately 300 students while another building, Rogers East, houses approximately 140 additional students. History Prior to the early… read more »
The Arthur and Phyllis Kaplan Orchid Conservatory contains the largest public orchid collection in Hampton Roads and is located between the Pretlow Planetarium and the Oceanography and Physical Sciences Building on the campus of Old Dominion University (ODU). History Opened in April 2008, the orchid conservatory was named in honor of Norfolk physician Arthur Kaplan and his wife who donated… read more »
The University Village, or the Village familiarly, is a 75-acre, mixed-use development across Hampton Boulevard from the main campus of Old Dominion University (ODU). The Village is bound by 47th Street to the north, 41st Street to the south, Hampton Boulevard to the west, and Killam Avenue to the east. History The idea for the Village was developed… read more »
The Ted Constant Convocation Center, or the Ted familiarly, is home for wrestling and basketball games as well as concerts, lectures, and Commencement exercises at Old Dominion University (ODU). The building is located in the University Village along Hampton Boulevard between 43rd Street and 45th Street and is named in honor of Theodore (Ted) Constant, a long-time ODU benefactor. History… read more »